Stanley, Harry: Reelistic Magic,
Tricks With Reels ©1951 (circa) Harry Stanley, Unique Magic Studio Softcover, stapled manuscript, 8.5x11", 30 pages |
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Comments: Typed manuscript, no illustrations. I have seen some editions of this work available stating "compiled by Chavel", and there is a version that states "compiled by Lewis Ganson" (see Lybrary.com)
Contents:
1 The Reel: description of the "Unique Magic Studio" controlled
reel
1 Re-Treading the Reel
2 Card Tricks
2 The Rising Cards: three cards rise from deck in a glass
5 Card on Ribbon (Albenice): card is torn and vanished and
reappears on a ribbon
6 With Handkerchiefs
6 The Serpent Silk (Albenice): knot unties itself
7 Visible Self-Tying Silk (Albenice)
8 The Naughty Knot (Albenice): variation with ends held in the
hands
8 Visible 20th Century Silks (Albenice): vanished silk appears
between two others
9 Penetration Effects with Handkerchiefs
9 Penetro (Albenice): metal ring melts through silk
11 Penetrable Silk (Spalding): handkerchief penetrates a cane
11 Lightening Chair Penetration: can be worked solo
12 Single Handed Chair Penetration: similar to above
13 Impossible Floating Handkerchief (Henry Bohlen): hoop can be
passed over
15 With Rope
15 Serpent Rope: like Serpent Silk
15 Snape Rope Restoration (Chavel): two ropes join to one
17 Variation on Snap Rope Restoration (Wilfred Bader): comedy
version of above
18 Determined Knot (Chavel): knot is removed from a rope and flies
back
19 Acrobatic Knot (Chavel): knot is slid down a rope and slowly
climbs back up
20 With Cigarettes
20 Repeat Vanish Cigarette (Chavel): cig vanish
22 Where's That Cigarette? (Wilfred Bader): cig vanishes from the
mouth
22 Miscellaneous Magic
22 Button, Button, Who's Got the Button? (Nat Louis): button
vanishes from palm
24 The Magnetized Wand
25 Ring Up...Ring Down: borrowed ring on pencil
25 Sight and Touch Vanish (James F. Herpick): coin vanishes from
fold in trouser leg
27 Flying Ten Shilling Note: bill flies back to the table
27 Thimble Vanish (Chavel)
29 The Elusive Ten Shilling Note (James F. Herpick): marked bill
to bill tube